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I'm getting them. This happens whenever I run a fullscreen game. While I'm playing, the screen goes black, and the computer starts to boot up again, as if I hit the reset button. When It boots back up, I get the following error report thingy(different screens of the windows that come up), can anyone help?
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checked your log files?
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Footman
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Anyone know what I can do about it?
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reinstalling drivers worked for me .
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Footman
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Tried it. Didn't work.
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They're not stopping. Help!  |
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Reformat time =-]
If that doesn't work, some of your hardware is hosed.
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Footman
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I did some research on this.
Apparently, it only happens when I'm running certain applications, the following that cause it are:
Diablo
Hellfire
Diablo II
RollerCoaster Tycoon
Warcraft III
Monster Truck Madness 2
Nothing else seems to cause it. Only happens when I'm running one of those.
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what brand of video card do you have???
And if you're using branded drivers, try reference drivers...
Also, post screenshots of the technical data of the crashes... ya know, the two 'click here's at the bottom of that first screenshot.
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Footman
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GeForce 4MX 440.
At the moment, I cleaned out the computer, dusty as HELL. See if that helps.
As for crashes, the computer's restarting itself, not crashing with errors.
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Yeah, I get this when I use my TV-out. I just move the window into a corner and forget it ever existed. Everything else works fine.
I use a GF2, btw.
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I'm not familiar with this specific error, and the codes are rather unhelpful. Can you get a screenshot of what's on the technical details link? I'll nose around the web a bit to see if anyone else has run into it from the provided data. In the mean time, here's some tips that might help out.
Do you know if all these games are Direct-X or OpenGL? If they're all Direct-X games I would suspect a buggy Direct-X api causing the problem. Run Windows Update and see if Direct-X is the most recent version. If not, update.
Try different video driver versions. Sometimes a newer driver can actually be buggier than an older one. See if you can stabilize it by rolling back or forward a few releases.
Try using an enhanced driver removal utility like Detonator Destroyer or Detonator RIP before installing a new driver. Nvidia is notorious for leaving leftover crap after an uninstall.
Do the CTRL-ALT-DELETE routine and shut down any non-essential programs, especially antivirus applications. See if it still does it. If that fixes the problem then try rebooting and shutting down each non-essential module one at a time to see if you can isolate the culprit responsible.
See if a new driver for your mainboard is available. Sometimes a chipset driver can cause instability. A BIOS flash can help too.
Check for resource-sapping spyware. I recommend Spyboy S&D.
If all else fails, a reformat might solve the problem. If that doesn't help, then the only thing left is hardware. After software is eliminated, spontaneous reboots are usually a sign of an unstable power supply. That can cause games to crash the system as well since the system, especially the video, draws more power when running games and games tax the system more than just about anything else. You might want to check to see if the power supply is actually kicking air out the back, or if the fan isn't doing much. If the fan is groaning or not pushing a decent amount of warm air then it's a good bet your power supply is on its way out.
If your system has a utility that can display voltage levels you might check that out as it is a good indicator of your power supply's health. System voltages should have as little ripple as possible, especially when under load, and should be within ~2% of the indicated voltage. If you don't have such a utility you should be able to get some information out of the system BIOS, or maybe find a free utility on the net.
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